EPFO Alerts: EPFO said that subscribers should stay away from fake calls, as it can help hackers to log into your EPF account and compromise its security.
New Delhi: EPFO Alerts: Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has cautioned its subscribers. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization has asked its 6 crore account holders to be cautious about the information related to their account, otherwise they may have to suffer losses. For any employed person, his provident fund amount is the biggest capital. that meets the needs of the future. Provident Fund (PF) provides financial security after retirement.
EPFO issued alert
EPFO has warned account holders against sharing their PF account and personal information with anyone and downloading any kind of app. EPFO has issued an alert for this on Twitter. EPFO has said that EPFO never asks for UAN number, Aadhaar number, PAN information or bank account details on phone calls from its account holders. EPFO never makes phone calls to its account holders.
#EPFO never asks it’s members to share their personal details. Stay alert & beware of fraudsters.#SocialSecurity #PF #ईपीएफ #Employees #Services pic.twitter.com/FOul1jSNnf
— EPFO (@socialepfo) September 6, 2021
Warning to beware of Fake Websites
The EPFO said that subscribers should stay away from fake calls, as it can help hackers to log into your EPF account and compromise its security. Along with this, EPFO has also advised to avoid fake websites. There can be a big fraud with those who take EPFO alerts lightly. The amount lying in his PF account can be cleared by the hacker. Actually, EPFO keeps issuing alerts to its customers from time to time. It keeps on sending alerts to the customers through its Twitter handle and SMS, so that its subscribers are safe from any kind of fraud. Therefore, all the employed people should keep checking their PF account from time to time.
Waiting for 8.5% interest
It is believed that EPFO can put 8.5% in the accounts of subscribers for the first financial year 2020-21 before Diwali. The Central Board of EPFO has approved the increase in interest and now the approval of the Finance Ministry is awaited.
